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Stephen Colbert says CBS blocks James Talarico interview from air
Published: February 17, 2026 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative
Stephen Colbert ripped CBS for barring him from airing on his late-night TV show an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate.
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Warner Bros. Discovery says it's worried employees will quit if it picks Paramount's offer
Published: February 17, 2026 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Negative
Warner Bros. Discovery says it still has reservations about Paramount Skydance's offer.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to hear best-and-final takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
Published: February 17, 2026 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A) announced that it will engage with Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) regarding a potential takeover proposal after receiving a limited seven-day waiver from Netflix, even as the company's board reaffirmed its support for the previously announced Netflix merger. The company said Netflix granted the waiver to allow Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
Published: February 17, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately.
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Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance
Published: February 17, 2026 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
CNBC's David Faber joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest news on Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Warner Bros Discovery Stalls at $27.99 as $108 Billion Paramount Bid Faces Delay
Published: February 16, 2026 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative
Amid all of the ongoing conversation around Netflix and Paramount, Shares of Warner Bros.
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Netflix Is A Dip Worth Buying With Its Warner Bros. Acquisition
Published: February 16, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Netflix is a global streaming leader with 325m+ subscribers, 97%+ retention, and immense operating leverage supporting long-term growth. The proposed $80B Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition is transformational, adding legacy IP, HBO, and $3B in expected cost synergies, with EPS accretion after year two. Management targets 10%+ long-term revenue growth, 20%+ EPS CAGR, and a $1T market cap by 2030, underpinned by organic expansion and strategic M&A.
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Ancora threatens proxy fight over Warner Bros Discovery's acquisition deal with Netflix
Published: February 11, 2026 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative
Ancora is putting pressure on Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A), threatening to vote against the company's proposed transaction with Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, XETRA:NFC) and launch a proxy contest if the board does not engage with an enhanced competing bid from Paramount. In a statement, Ancora argued that WBD's board should determine that Paramount's revised proposal, unveiled on Tuesday, “could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal,” which would allow the company to reopen talks and seek a higher-value outcome for shareholders.
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Kraft Heinz Pauses Split, Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros. Bid | Bloomberg Deals 2/11/2026
Published: February 11, 2026 by: Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Sentiment: Neutral
A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market. Today's guests: General Atlantic Chairman and CEO Bill Ford, Winston & Strawn Managing Partner, External Affairs Eva Davis, US Consumer & Retail Investing Vertical Co-Head Emily Miller, Kroll Investment Banking Global Head Joshua Benn and Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Holden Spaht.
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Activist investor Ancora publicly opposes the WBD-Netflix deal
Published: February 11, 2026 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Negative
Netflix's $82.7 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is facing significant new resistance.
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Where the Battle for Warner Bros. Stands Now
Published: February 11, 2026 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative
The situation intensified this week as Paramount CEO David Ellison—and a vocal investor—made new moves to thwart rival Netflix's planned takeover.
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Activist Investor Slams WBD For Rushing Into “Flawed” Netflix Deal, Tells Board To Engage With Paramount As Temperature Rises
Published: February 11, 2026 by: Deadline
Sentiment: Negative
Activist investor and Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder Ancora Alternatives LLC threatened to vote ‘no' on the Netflix deal and launch its own proxy fight if the WBD board does not engage with Paramount.
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Warner Bros. Discovery faces activist investor who backs Paramount Skydance's rival bid over Netflix deal
Published: February 11, 2026 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral
The Cleveland-based firm, which manages roughly $11 billion in assets, has built a stake valued at about $200 million.
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Paramount sweetens its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with ‘additional benefits'
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative
Paramount is again sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, while again extending the deadline for its tender offer as it scrambles for more shareholder support.
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Paramount Sweetens Its Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Bloomberg Technology
Sentiment: Positive
Paramount Skydance says it would pay a $2.8 billion termination fee Warner would have to pay if it breaks off the deal with Netflix. Lucas Shaw reports.
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Paramount Skydance enhances Warner Bros acquisition offer to compete with Netflix
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive
Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) announced Tuesday that it has amended its $30 per share, all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A), adding new provisions designed to provide shareholders with additional value and regulatory certainty. The move comes amid a competing agreement between WBD and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, XETRA:NFC) to acquire the company's studio and streaming assets, excluding cable networks, for $27.75 per share in cash.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Receipt of Further Amended Unsolicited Tender Offer from Paramount Skydance
Published: February 10, 2026 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("Warner Bros.
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Paramount still won't raise price for Warner Bros. bid but offers billions in ‘enhancements'
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral
Paramount says it will pay more if its bid is accepted but doesn't close by year's end and will also cover Netflix's break-up fee.
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David Ellison kicks in a few billion more as he makes his 9th bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Positive
Paramount just updated its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, as it battles Netflix's offer.
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Paramount Spruces Up Its Bid for Warner Discovery. Why It Might Not Move the Needle.
Published: February 10, 2026 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Neutral
The CBS owner is introducing a so-called ticking fee, but still offering $30 a share for all of Warner Discovery.
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Paramount Sweetens Warner Offer
Published: February 10, 2026 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive
The media company, which is pursuing a hostile bid for Warner, also said it complied with Justice Department request for information about its proposed deal.
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Paramount sweetens WBD offer as it vies to topple Netflix deal
Published: February 10, 2026 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral
Paramount on Tuesday sent a sweetened version of its $30 per share all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery's board as its battle to topple Netflix's acquisition deal heats up.
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Paramount sweetens WBD bid, but stops short of raising its per-share value
Published: February 10, 2026 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Neutral
Paramount has added elements to its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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PARAMOUNT ENHANCES ITS SUPERIOR $30 PER SHARE ALL-CASH OFFER FOR WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AND PROVIDES UPDATE ON REGULATORY PROGRESS
Published: February 10, 2026 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Paramount's $30 per share, all-cash offer provides superior value and greater regulatory certainty than Netflix's sliding scale merger consideration which, according to WBD's own preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 9, ranges from a minimum of $21.23 to a maximum of $27.75 per share in cash (depending on debt levels on Discovery Global at the time of separation) Paramount has enhanced its offer with a $0.25 per share "ticking fee," payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31, 2026, underscoring Paramount's confidence in the speed and certainty of regulatory approval …
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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos faces Senate hearing over massive $72B Warner Bros takeover deal
Published: February 03, 2026 by: Fox Business
Sentiment: Negative
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos faces Senate questioning over the streaming giant's proposed $72 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger amid antitrust concerns.
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Investors Heavily Search Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD): Here is What You Need to Know
Published: February 03, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
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Netflix co-CEO faces grilling by US Senate panel over Warner Bros deal
Published: February 03, 2026 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative
Netflix Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos faces a grilling in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday at a hearing over how his company's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery will affect competition in the streaming entertainment industry.
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Wall Street traders show their hands with bets on Warner Bros. Discovery-Netflix deal
Published: January 30, 2026 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral
For much of the year, WBD has been among the more heavily shorted entertainment stocks.
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Netflix: A Buy With Or Without Warner Bros. Discovery
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Netflix delivered a robust Q4 with 17.6% YoY revenue growth and strong engagement, despite softer forward revenue guidance. Operating margin expanded to 24.5% in Q4, with further improvement projected, highlighting continued efficiency and profitability. The proposed Warner Bros. Discovery deal offers potential synergies but faces significant regulatory hurdles, making its completion uncertain.
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Barry Diller showed interest in CNN as Warner Bros. Discovery planned to split up: report
Published: January 29, 2026 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral
The idea of Diller buying CNN was never seriously considered and did not advance to the WBD board level, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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About Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)
- IPO Date 2005-07-08
- Website https://ir.wbd.com
- Industry Entertainment
- CEO David Zaslav
- Employees 35000